West Indies team. Virat Kohli will not be available in the final Twenty20 International against the West Indies scheduled to be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday, according to sources who spoke with NDTV this Saturday.
Former India captain is granted an opportunity to get away from the Indian team’s bio-bubble by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and will not participate in the game.
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According to the news agency PTI, the wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is also given a break from his bio-bubble, and he’ll also be absent for his third T20I against the West Indies team.
On Friday, Virat Kohli hit an impressive fifty in the 2nd T20I at the end of the night, helping India defeat West Indies by eight wickets. West Indies by eight wickets.
The victory meant India secured their three-match T20I series with one game left.
The dead rubber game on Sunday could provide an opportunity to allow players of the Indian side to check the capacity of its bench.
The victory on Friday contributed to India becoming the only team in the men’s T20I time to record 100 games.
Pakistan was the very first to accomplish this feat.
The second T20I half-centuries by Virat Kohli (52 off 41 balls) and Rishabh Pant (52 not out from 28 balls) contributed to India scoring 186 for five when they were put to bat.
Nicholas Pooran (62) and Rovman Powell (68 not out) was the leading pair of West Indies’ charge in the chase.
It appeared like the hosts could reach their target without too much hassle, but some excellent death bowling from Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel put a stop to West Indies’ scoring rate.
Despite losing only 3 wickets, West Indies fell short by eight runs as India won yet another win in the series at home.
